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Passing beneath a fitting banner, antique cars enter a campus at which the past is prologue. Collision repair instructor Roy H. Klinger (with microphone) and automotive restoration technology student Teague W. Ohl, of Cogan Station, offer a hands-on demonstration in CAL. Le Jeune Chef and Les Voitures Anciennes blend at the center of campus.

While many of their compatriots enjoyed family vacations and time away from school, hundreds of curious young women and men from eight states and Washington, D.C., recently explored Penn College’s unique "degrees that work" during a series of fun, interactive and hands-on summer camps. Photos by Tia G. La, student photographer; Jennifer A. Cline, writer/magazine editor; Carol A.

Campers cross the river for some interactive (and educational) Little League fun. Crosscutters pitcher Kyle Young (left) and catcher James Lovett (since traded to the Arizona League's Seattle Mariners club) talk with campers in the college Field House ... ... and get in on the action at the makeshift ballpark.

With the help of the Carnegie Science Center's Mobile Fab Lab, Penn College's SMART Girls program recently introduced 40 high schoolers to enriching careers in science, technology, engineering and math. The girls met the Quadcopter Challenge as they designed and built their own quadcopters to navigate an obstacle course.

Excitement, engagement register on the faces of incoming first-year students. President Davie Jane Gilmour welcomes new students and their families to Penn College. Alexis J. Medero, a civil engineering technology major from Levittown, shares some peer-to-peer insight during a get-acquainted session in Klump Academic Center. Anthony J.

A triptych of figures: one with a saltshaker, one with knife and fork, and another with dinner napkin, recall the memories of a person interviewed by the artist in a composition titled “Regina Had Big Dinners.” “Roger’s Grandmothers Were Cheaters” uses scratchy fabric to reflect Roger’s impression of his pinochle-playing grandmas. Healy discusses the stories behind her work.

The 31st annual Penn College Foundation Golf Classic, partially washed out by rain earlier this month, has been rescheduled. The tournament – which has helped to fund nearly 600 student scholarships – and dinner will be held July 17 at the Williamsport Country Club.

WNEP on campus Newswatch 16's Kristina Papa stopped by the Penn College Field House for Friday's SMART Girls Showcase, the culminating event of the Science and Math in Real-world Technologies summer program. Papa interviewed Tanya Berfield, manager of college transitions, and some of the campers, whose weeklong adventures included career exploration and a Quadcopter Challenge.

Connections Links (from left): Lindsey A. King, Hanover, pre-applied health studies: occupational therapy assistant concentration; Kylee A. Kalnas, Easton, pre-applied health studies: occupational therapy assistant concentration; Emily K. Conklin, Port Allegany, pre-dental hygiene; Margo L. Rudy, Hollidaysburg, pre-radiography; Raymond L.

Boever is introduced by Penn College's Debra M. Miller. Making it look easy, even when hitting off increasingly higher tees using a club with an overly flexible shaft Boever gives a fellow golfer some pointers on his "short game" ... ... and proves that you don't have to stand to have a winning stance.